Thanks for the update. Is it possible it implement my temporary fix in the meanwhile? Not saying it should be a blocker, but it would help tremendously in the interim.
Thanks for all your work! -C On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 8:36 AM, Øyvind Kolås <pip...@gimp.org> wrote: > On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 12:06 PM, Tobiasz Karoń <unf...@gmail.com> wrote: >> When doing transformations (scale, rotation, perspective transform) the >> transformed layer "pops out" and transformed part of the image is fully >> opaque and drawn on top of everything else together with the transfomation >> gizmo/controls/grid. >> >> Sometimes I'd like to be able to make this semi-transparent to be able to >> align one layer to another, laying underneath it. > > The current live preview uses cairo to render the transformed layer on > top of the UI, as mentioned - in 2.9 / 2.10 with the ability to > control the opacity of the previewed transformed layer. This is > awkward, but at last in many cases is a better realtime indication for > adjustment than only having a grid, which is all GIMP had bedfore this > proxy preview was added. > > Work recently/currently being done in GEGL enavling mipmap preview > rendering, permits future versions of GIMP to do interactive preview > in its correct position in the layer stack and at configured opacity > and blending mode. This is not a blocker for 2.10 though - it is an > improvement that likely will get attention in the 3.x cycle, possibly > while also gaining the ability to do non-destructive transforms as > filters attached to invididual layers/groups. > > /pippin - GEGL maintainer - http://patreon.com/pippin > _______________________________________________ > gimp-developer-list mailing list > List address: gimp-developer-list@gnome.org > List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list > List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-developer-list _______________________________________________ gimp-developer-list mailing list List address: gimp-developer-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-developer-list
